Search Results for Tag : Trade mark
Blast from the Past
Trading godly good will(23.08.1967)
Being able to exploit financially intellectual property has been recognised as vital to any country’s success and prosperity. And what prosperity must.....
Tags : Trade mark, ganesh, publici juris, religious
Judgments
Passing ice cream off as biscuits and other ways to test court patience(11.04.2016)
The Bombay High Court rejected an application alleging trade mark infringement by Parle for use of the mark, ‘Londonderry’.
Putting aside .....
Tags : trade mark, phonetic, vendibility, class of goods
News
Delhi HC: Can Apply 'Family of Marks' Concept to Injunct Specific Marks(04.07.2025)
Delhi High Court has held that even though the concept of a 'family of marks' is not expressly mentioned under the Trade Marks Act, 1999 but the same .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Family of Marks, Trade Marks Act
International Cases
Olympus’ ‘3D’ mark rejected(17.12.2015)
The General Court of the European Court of Justice G.....Tags : Coca cola, bottle, trade mark, relevant public
Court declines exclusive use of ‘Eagle’ in trade mark(23.09.2015)
In a case where Pantaloons was found to be riding on the goodwill of the Plaintiff in respect of its trade mark ‘American Eagle Outfitters’ and ‘Ameri.....
Tags : Pantaloons, eagle, trade mark, american
Delhi HC: Using Another's Registered Trademark as Trade Name Constitutes Infringement(29.09.2025)
Delhi High Court clarified that under Section 29(5) of the Trade Marks Act, using a registered trademark as a trade name constitutes infringement, emp.....
Tags : Trademark, Infringement, Trade Marks Act
Del. HC: Words of Common English Usage can’t be Monopolized by their Registration as Trade mark(15.12.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that commonly used words, or a non-distinctive combination of commonly used words, cannot be monopolized by any one person, .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Trade Mark, Monopoly
Del. HC: Plea of Invalidity Essential to Challenge Validity of Mark U/S 124 of TM Act(06.11.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that for Section 124(1) of Trade Mark Act, to apply in a case where plaintiff seeks to challenge validity of the defendant’s.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Trade Mark, Validity
High Court restrains use of fraudulently claimed mark(07.12.2015)
The Delhi High Court issued an interim injunction against the Defendant restraining it from using in any manner the Plaintiff’s mark, ‘Senge’. The Pla.....
Tags : Trade mark, logo, prior use, false documents
Let’s not play, Sony(25.01.2016)
The United States Patent and Trademark Office put to bed Sony’s application to register a trade mark in the prhase ‘Let’s Play’. Previously rejected f.....
Tags : Sony, playstation, lets play, trade mark, us
Hurtful or not, free speech is free(22.12.2015)
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Section 2(a) of the Lanham (Trademark) Act, Top StoryTitle of religious text not ordinarily registrable as trade mark(27.10.2015)
The Supreme Court left little room for interpretation in its ruling against registration of a trade mark in ‘Ramayan’ to be used on packaging for ince.....
Tags : Trade mark, religious text , title, public juris